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Lecture 7.1: Pathogenesis and Virulence Flashcards

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1
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what makes a disease reportable?

A

highly transmissible

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2
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what is a self limiting pathogen?

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only affects the person its in; does not spread to others

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3
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what is a transmissible pathogen?

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can be spread between individuals

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4
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for what 3 reasons are diseases reported?

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  1. containment
  2. lower transmission
  3. reduction of exposure to others
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5
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what is listeria/listerosis?

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food borne infection

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6
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what causes listerosis?

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L. monocytogens

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7
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listerosis can take the form of ____ pathogens, causing diseases such as: (5)

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  1. septocaemia
  2. meningitis
  3. gastroenteritis
  4. encephalitis
  5. mother to fetus transmission
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8
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what is septocaemia?

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blood borne infection

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9
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what is meningitis caused by?

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bacteria entering the CSF

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10
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where does encephalitis occur?

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in the brain

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11
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listerosis is a threat for mother-fetus because it is able to __, making it highly virulent

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cross central barrier

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12
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listeria has mechanisms to interact with host cell during infection; what are some examples?

A

InlB, ActA LLO

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13
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what is InlB?

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protein made by bacteria

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14
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InlB allows bacteria to be ____ (with respect to host cell)

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internalized

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15
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how does InlB help bacteria get internalized?

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binds to MET and takes over to use clathrin to promote endocytosis

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16
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what is MET?

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tyrosine kinase

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17
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MET is normally the receptor for ____

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hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)

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18
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in normal cell function, membrane __ is used to promote endocytosis

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clathrin

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19
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clathrin mediated endocytosis is used to ___ and ___

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get nutrients and recycle the membrane

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20
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what is listerlysin O? (LLO)

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a pore forming toxin

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21
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the expression of LLO is ___ regulated so that it is produced ___

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tightly; at the exact moment the bacteria needs it

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22
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listeria cannot replicate in ____ and must do so in ___

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phagosome; host cell cytoplasm

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23
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LLO is active at pH ___ (pH of __) and stops at pH ___ (pH of ___)

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6 (phagosome); 7(host cytoplasm)

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24
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once listeria is endocytosed, it is packaged in a ___

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phagosome

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25
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in order to replicate, what must happen to the engulfed listeria?

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it has to escape the phagosome

26
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activity of LLO is critical to ____ in listeria

A

replication in host

27
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LLO functions by

A

dissolving the phagosome that contains listeria

28
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can listeria survive without LLO?

A

no

29
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disseminating pathogens are able to

A

spread out to other areas

30
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dissemination results in ____ pathogenesis

A

increased

31
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disseminating pathogens are associated with

A

many different diseases

32
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dissemination is made possible by ___ protein

A

Acet A

33
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what is Acet A?

A

host actin (f actin) modulating protein

34
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how does Acet A help in dissemination?

A

hijacks host actin to provide push for intra and intercellular movement

35
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the listeria that travels through cell membranes of adjacent cells while aided by actin is called ___

A

listeriopod

36
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dissemination causes the literiopod to have a ____ membrane

A

double

37
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upon invasion of listeriopod into adjacent cell, ___ is activated again

A

LLO

38
Q

what causes tuberculosis?

A

mycobacterium tuberculosis

39
Q

infection rates of M TB are climbing in ___ countries

A

developing

40
Q

M TB is endemic in areas with __ and ___

A

high population and reduced health care / medicine

41
Q

the infectious dose of M TB is ____ (around ___bacteria)

A

extremely low (1-10 bacteria)

42
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reasons why M TB is such a threat

A
  1. drug resilient strains
  2. treatment is long and expensive
  3. many asymptic carriers
  4. co-infection can be deadly (HIV)
  5. existing vaccine is only for short term
43
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treatment of TB can take ___ months

A

3

44
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it is estimated that ____ people have TB (around ___ of the global population)

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2 billion (1/3)

45
Q

TB is particularly deadly in a co-infection with ___

A

HIV

46
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what is the vaccine for TB?

A

bacillus calmate-guerin (BCG)

47
Q

what is the tubercule?

A

mass of cells involved in immune response that wall-in bacteria

48
Q

what is at the core of the tubercule?

A

macrophages

49
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the mass of cells that forms the tubercule is called a ___

A

granuloma

50
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the tubercule exists after ____ has occured

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M TB replicates within a phagosome

51
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a tubercule develops ____ cells, which are dead

A

necrotic

52
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some of the bacteria in the tubercule surivive in a ___ form and can ___ in the presence of stress or another pathogen

A

latent; activate

53
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what is a benefit for the bacteria by being in a tubercule?

A

avoids active immune response

54
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what is a disadvantage for the host of keeping a bacteria in a tubercule?

A

can be exposed to sub-lethal conditions, gaining resistance and then later become active

55
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when TB replicates in a phagosome ___ and ___ are recruited

A

t cells and macrophages

56
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there are ___ within the M TB genome

A

pathogenicity islands

57
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mycobacteria are highly equipped with

A

virulence factors

58
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there are ___ pathogenicity islands in M TB required for its pathogenesis

A

6

59
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the __ strain is ___ components of the PAI and causes it to be ___ virulent

A

delta RDI BCG; missing; less

60
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in lowered virulence of the delta RDI BCG strain of M TB highlights

A

the importance of specific PAI for virulence of wild-type (normal) MTB

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